Type-writer.



No. 858,356. I G. H. SMITH.

TYPE WRITER ArPLIoA'rIoN FILED JULY1. 189e.

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,No. 858,356. 'PATBNTED JUNE z5, 1907.

G. H. SMITH. TYPE WRITER.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 1, 1898.

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No. 858,356. PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.'

G. H. SMITH.

TYPE WRITER. APPLIUATION FILED JULY 1, 189s.

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G. H. SMITH.

TYPE WRITER.

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I citizen of theUnited States, residing at CedarA UNITED sTATEs PATENT OEEIOE.

, i v'WRITER COMPANY, OF JERSEY NEW JERSEY.

GEORGE H. SMITII'OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AssIGNOR TOUNION TYPE- OITY, NEW JERsEnA CORPORATION OE Be it known that I, GEORGE H. SMITH, a

Rapids, Linnl county, Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-VVriters,` of which the following is a 4 specification.

My invention relates -to typewriting mal chines and more particularlyl to they form of 4t'ypewritin'g machine, described in my applicationfor Letters Patent lof, the United States No. 640,951, filed June 16, 1897, and

I the previous machine and render its operait is my object inthe present invention to provide a simple and' efficient typewriting machine and to simplify theconstruction ,of

tion and manipulation more effective.

In lthe accompanying drawings z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine with parts in section. Fig. 2 isa plan view ofthe machine with parts omitted. Fig. 3 is arear' view, of the machine with arts omitted. Fig. 3a isa-'similar view to Fig. -3 showing arts relating 'to the 'combined carriage reease, line lockj'and marginal stop mechani ism, these parts being .omitted from Fig. 3

for 'convenience and arness of illustration.-

Fig. 3" is a. detail lfragmentary end view'of aportion of the alarm mechanism. 3e is a d etail plan4 view offthe line4 lock andmargin sto s Figs. 3., Sdare detail rear'elevation an bottom views respectivelyof'portions of the line-lock and margin 'stop' -mec'zhanism.

' l, Fig.'4 is a plan viewof themachinewith the carriage and other parts omitted.' Figk is a detaillend view of the platen .and the aper feed mechanism with partsv omitted.` .Z6 is a detail front view of ai 'portion of the inex spacing mechanism; 7 isa fragmene` tary detail side view of some ofthe type bars.- Fig. 8 is a detail transversesectional view of l the escap'ement-mechanismLl Fig. 8 is a' 4fragmentary detail fa/ce view of a ortionof the carria e releasel view relatl to theri'bbon movement.

I10 is a detai transverse sectional view ofthe same. Fig. 11 is Aa'detail end view ofa modified form of paper feed mechanism.' Fig. 12 is a 4fragmentary planA view 'of the same. Figs. 13 and 14 are detail side and transverse sectional views respectively of the type bars and their ivotal supports. Fig. l5 is a fragmentary i ctail und vicw of the carriage supv Specification ot- Letters Patent. Application ned my 1,1898. serial No. 684,991".

versal bar, which lug of a collar 7 held on the link by nuts 8. This I engages a corresponding end projectionon a and awa from the pivot ofthe dog 15 alon Fig. 9 is a etailf lan i Patented June 25, 1907.

porting of the type bar guide. Fig. 16 is a detail end view of the line space mechanism.

J The key levers 1 are pivoted `at their rear ends by bearing upon a cross bar 2, andthey overlie the universal bar3 provided at, its ends with rearwardly` extended arms 3a that are pivoted at 4. tothe base of the machine. A link 5 extends throu h a-lug 6 on the unii i as a concave under surface tolwhich is fitted the conveX'surface forms an adjustable connection which allows anA easy pivotal movement of the s ace frame, which is made up of the universa and its rearwardly extended arms 3a, and without liability of the parts binding. The upper end of the link is pivoted to an arm 9 s flied to a rock shaft 10. 'A clutch section 1 1 (see Fig. 4) is fixed adjustably to this rock shaftl and the tooth or end projection thereof loose collar or clutch section 12 which carries a rearwardly extending arm 13, to the rear endl-of which is pivoted'a link 14, (Fig. 3) that has the uiper'end pivoted at 16 to a holdi dog o the escapement mechanism.. l TheI ink 14 is. referably made of two parts thatare united y a turn buckle 17 in order that the link may be lengthenedor shortened at will. -Theholding ,dogor pawl 15 has a 'laterally extending tooth 18, (see Fig. 8) with .avertically disposed edge to engage the, .teeth-.19 projecting laterally from thefeed rack that is 'earned by. the carria e'. l holding dog is pivotedat 21 ,(see i 3).to

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the post 22 extending up from the ase of the machine and it is maintained normally depressed out of engagement with the rac 'by a spring 23, which is adjustable toward notched ars 24, 25 connected to the dog an the standard respectively, solthat the tension on the'hold' dog may be varied. A detcnt or feed og 26.is pivotally connected with the standard 22 by a in 27/ which projects from the standard an passes through a Y slot .28 in the feedvdo to permit a longitudi-v nal movement thereo in the direction of the travel of the rack as well :is aswinging move- 7 ment around the pin 27 and at substantially right angles to the rack. This feed or step-y m5 ping dog 26 engages the upwardly extending means. 16 is a detail rear view I,

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'I oo teeth 29 of thefeed rack and it has a laterally projecting pin 30 that extends in the path of a stud or cam surface 31 of the holding dog so that when the latter is raised the'cam surface will engage. the pin 30 and lift the feed dog out of engagement with the rack teeth 29. In this movement, however, the tooth of the holding dog is brought into lthe path lof the next or advancing tooth' of the feed rack 19 and when the feed dog releases-the rack, the paper carriage moves toward the left and the holding dog will be in position to arrest ,its movement when the carriage has moved the distance of one letter` 15 s ace7 or one tooth of the rack. The feed dldg 26 when released in the manner described is pressed to the fight and downwardly by a spring 32 which engages the said dog ata point above and in rear of its pivot and as-soon as the feed dog is raised out of engagement by the holding dog it is forced by its spring to the right .the distance of one vtooth `of the feed rack and is moved into engagement with the nexttoothfthereof. The :cam surface or projection 31 is formed so that the feed do can engage the next tooth on the feed rac ,before the holding dog; begins f. to descend and for this urpose the cam suryface inclinesdownwardly and to the right or. it may be made sufficiently narrow to simo f yply lift the feed dog through the pin and then When the feedL dogis moved tothe right by its.- spring the said `pin simply drop w off of the projection 31,y thus permitting the -feed vdo if f mentfwith Yther-rackimmediately after its relea'se and thereis no possibility of the carcapement 1s provided.`- Y' The artsare so related and timed that the feed .dog effects this position andbeforethe holdin'gjdo begins sgdescrendingmovement.Y Whent e holdrngfdogreleases the te eth. 19 of 'the`rack, the .feedzdeawhh'halggd a tooth-29 and inovespn step .withL-therack and carriage to engage the next toothon the* rack. rom thlseonstructigon it will be seeni that,fthe,feed dogagain effects an engageriage skipping anda quick and efiicie'nt'essecondengagement with the teeth 29" of'the r'ackbefore the typebarleaves the printing revents anyisleeve"49 hasan upwardly extending arm or has made its imprint and has and is at a distance approxilaten. By the ereinbefore described7 the releaseor escape of the carriage may be obtained with but slight movement of the holding d og.

Carriage release-In order to release the carriage from the escapement so that it may be moved freely in either direction I provide a vertically disposed release rod or bar 34', (Figs. 3, 4 and 8), having an inwardly turned upper end 35 extending under a pin 36 on the feed dog 26. This release rod is guided through a bracket 37 of the post 22 and at its lower end is pivoted to a lever 38 connected with a hollow rock shaft 39 journaled in the base of the machine (Fig. 4). A keylever 40 is connected to the rock 'shaft and has a key 41 adjacent to the keyboard s that by de pressing this key theI release rod 34 will be elevated and the feed dog will be lifted from engagement with the feed rack and the earriage will be free to be moved' in either direction. In addition to this carriage release mechanism'I employ a bar 42. (Figs. 8 vand 8a) having inclined slots, through which pass screws 43 that `take in' threaded openings in the bar.20a, of the carriage which supports the feed rack so that by pressing upon the thumb piece 44, (Fig. 1), at the left of the carriage, which is operatively connectedhto the bar 42 it wil-l ride up on the screws 43 and its edge'engaging with a forwardly projecting s urv45 on the feed dog will lift the'dog and tlius free thecarriage. By the employment of carriage release -ust described the carriage yin addition to 'being released can be positioned as desired by the operator, whose hand is at this time onthe carriage and conftrols its movement; that is it can be pushed toward theright or it can be allowed to move any distance toward the left under the action {fits springdrum 46, which is connected y with thecarria'ge by a' strap 45', Fig. 3.

It will likewise be'ob'served that by the employi ment of thesefmeansit requires but' a' single Inovement to release thecarri'age and to move lit totherightjto'begin a new line ofwriting. .Whell. the earriageis released it `canbe controlled from the Vkey board by anarm or lever (48 extending'u'pwardly and just inv rear and at the right hand iside of the key4 board.

'lhusthe arm 48 isfconneotedto la sleeve or l hollow shaft"49 that extends to* the rear of 'themaehine andturns' onashaft 50 jour- The '16761'51' connectedjtheretoat its rear end and thearm is'eonnected by a link 52 with the machine,' so that the operator may move the carriage from end vto end of the machine by IOO 1o Vfront ofthe'machine and'normally resting 2 5 l pivots extends along the front face of the bar tal bearing pv infront of the the arm 48 when thecarriage is released from its esca ement mechanism, and the arm may be emp oyed for returning the carriage toward the right after printing a line,

without releasing lthe escapement mechanism.

Type' bar action-#The type bar action oonlsists essentiallyof a series foftype bars 54 (seei Figs. 1', 2, 7, 13' and.14)pivoted to a segmenlaten, the said type bars inclining upwar y toward the with `their upperends upon a stop rail 56.

l Links 57 connect the lower ends of the type bars with sub-levers 58 and from the forward ends ofl these sub-levers, links 59 extend down to connect with the key levers 1. The

'sub-levers have laterally extending pivot "r pins or trunnions engaging a groove 6() formed in a slotted segmental bearing 61, supported on posts 62 of a platform 63, which platform also carries the arms 64 which hold the stop rail or'rest 56 for the type mit which prevents the pivots from being unseated from their bearings in the lgroove. The sub-levers are under tension of springs 68'(Fig.`1),whichare l l' selves lproperly disposed in their slots.

bars andthe comb plate 65 for the sub-levers 58. IThe bearing 61 is slotted at 66 to re ceive the sub-levers and the groove for the securedv thereto at their u er ends and] are c nnected at their lower ends to hooks 69 Whic have threaded stems thatA pass through openings in the platform 63 and areheld'in place by nuts 70. By

these meansthe tension'oneach spring mayr be varied and the springs are accessible from the front as the space between the platform and the bar61'is unobstructed, the posts62` l scale. 77.

being arranged at the ends of the bar.`

The segmental bearing 55 consists-of two 1 Earts'55, 55- (see Fig.' 13) andthe latter part oovem its as a longitudinally. extending 'pintle's' or trunions of the type bars and both parts are slotted transversely asV shown 1n Figs.l 1"and'2', to receive theI type bars.' The f par`t`55 is removable so that any type bar may be taken out but as the pintles 4rest in lthe-lowersections of the crown, the other not be disturbed vin-re'moving any one ofthem. The slotted portions of the .bearing are of such lower part thereofis' equi-distant from4 the shape that all except the p ntle recel ng groove so that'the wearing Vsurface' of the type bars is substantially eircular' in form in. order `to reduce friction.

Projecting ing surface and the friction between the type each type bar a projection 71, (Fig. 7 4is arranged opposite the space between the upper and lower case type on theface of the'bar. \This -projection is slightly greater than-the height of the type so that in case two keys are struck about the same time the type on the in contact with the back of the bar which is at or adjacent to the printing point but the body of the last operated bar will strike the projection 71, of the first Iactuated bar, as shown in Fig. 7, thus preventing the type from being damaged by the clash.

Type bar guide and ine gage:-,The type of separate, or guides.

rounded and hardened so as to resent a small surface and avoid friction, and extending rearwardly from the guides are arranged projections 73, (Figs. 1 and 2)', which extend to and terminate at the line of 4printing which is indicatedby the'dotted line 74 in Fig. 2.

remova le and adjustable pieces for determining/the pro er positioning of the pa er with relation to t e printing line.

aper fingers extend partly around the platen and guide the paper afterit leaves the paper feed roll 76. These fingers are adjustably connected to the scale 77 carried by the support 78 of the upper feed roller 76 and the fingers are provided with indicating lines 79l Which'are'a ined with the printing line so scribed to adjust or position the pa er with .relation to theprintlng line, when lling in partly printed blanks or for the purpose of makmg corrections etc. likewise' vprovided with a printing point indicator V116jwhich. is located `adjacent to the printing point and co-operates with the Ribbon l'movement: The ribbon -80 l(see Figs. 1 and'2) of a vibrator 82 which 1s secured to' a bent downwardly extending bar 83 which slides in guides` of the bracket 84 which supfport-s the l:segment 5,5 While the vibrator itsel slides in fixed guides 82 on the arms 72. The slide 'bar 83 is slottedy at 85 (Fig. 2) and has a pin '83". (Fig. 1) which is engaged by the forked end of anv arm 86 that isfxed on a rockfshaft 87, ournaled inthebracket 88. The rock shaft as an arm 89 connected by. a link 90 with an arm 91- fixed to the rock shaft 10 before mentioned; so that eachtime'the rook shaft 10 is moved by the depression of key, and upwardly from the position shown 1n Fig; 2'to a position where the ribbon will f cover the printing point and be interposed in bars,- and their bearings.. On the back of.

bar which moves forward last will not come -bar guide 72 in the lpresent instance is madeV lIn this manner indicating means are provided theuniversal bar, throughthe actuation of al the vibrator will bemoved rearwardly .The ends or contact faces. are

The vibrator isis carried by fingers or clips 8 1 OO that these indicating lines may be used 1n ady dition to the projection 73 hereinbefore dethe path of movement of theI type of the type,

bars.` The arm9 1 is slotted and the link 90 is adjustablyconnected therewith, so that the vibratorcan be given a longer or shorter throw and the ribbon can be movedv transversely to a greater or less extent to bring different portions of it over the printing point. From the vibrator, the ribbon extends toward the ends of the machine around rollers 93 and thence atright angles toward the front of the machine 'over rollers 94, and thence downwardly to the ribbon spools 95 which are arranged so as to be easily accessently of the spools and in either extreme po.

sition one of. the clutches 99 Vsecured to the shaft near the ends thereof, will engage a tooth or a pin 100.0f the associated ribbon spool, so that one spool will turn with the' v shaft to wind -the ribbon` while the other spool is free to unwind. The shaft has a button 101 at each end by which it may be moved in a longitudinal direction to throw one clutch out of engagement with its .spool and to throw theother clutch into engagement with its spool. At .about the center of v the shaft 96 is splined a worm wheel 102" which is held against longitudinal movement on the shaft by apertured lugs 103i through which the shaft extends and .which are locatedl on opposite'sides ofthe worm wheel and. project from a bracket 104 attached. to

the segment supporting bracket 84. This bracket 104 supports a shaft 105 which extends at right-angles to the shaft 96 andhas a worm wheel 106 at one end thereof that engages the worm 102 of the ribbon spool shaft. AAt its opposite end the shaft 105 has a ratchet wheel 107 engaged bya pawl 108 that is carried by a gear wheel 109 thatiis lloose on the shaft 105 and which meshes withf al rackI 110 secured to the front bar of the 'paper carriage. By this arrangement each movement of the carriage in thedirection of its feed will move the rack 110 and lthrough the gear 109, the ratchet mechanism and the worm gear connections will turn a ribbon spool shaft to move the ribbon lon,- gitudinally'lacross the printing point. On

- the return of the carriage to the right, the

gear 109 rotates in an opposite direction, carrying the pawl 108 freely over the teeth of its ratchet Wheel, so that the gear 109 simplyruns free and do'es'not effect a feed of the ribbon. To the bracket 104 is pivoted a latch 111,

`the end of which engages in a groove 112 in pins 114,115.

The ribbon .key attached thereto.

the ribbon spool shaft.

The latch is conopposite end connected to the bracket, and the movement of the latch is limited by the sto a When the ribbon spool sha `t is moved longitudinally the latch will be car- .ried around its pivot with it, together-'with the upper end of the spring 113 and the force of the spring will accordingly be exerted on the shaft in either direction and tend to maintain the shaft in the longitudinal position to which it has been moved.

Paper carriagez-The paper carriage comprises a frame 117 arranged in inclined position and having bearing rollers that run upon stationary tracks` 118, 119, supported from the base ofthe machine. The rollers have trunnions with which cone bearings cooperate; the bearings being held in place by set screws as shown in the detail Fig. .15. The track 118 isI supported upon a shoulder 119 ofthe post 120, by a screw 121 and the track is grooved on its upper face to receive the carriage rollers and prevent lateral displacement of the carriage, whereas the carriage is held against upward displacement by small rollers 122 that extend under the track 'rail and project laterally from depending arms that project from the carriage. vThis arrangement allows the carriage as Aa wholeI to be run off the tracks, when desired, without dismounting the tracks or rollers. The platen is journaled in a frame 123 which is connected with and. supported from the carriage frame 117 by parallel links 124 and 125 so that the platen frame may have a transverse shifting movement to change from the lower to upper or from the upper to lower ease printing position. The links 125 have 'downward extensions which carry a cross rod 126 that extends across the machine and is engaged by the fork of a lever 127 fixed to a rock shaft 128 that is journaled above the base of the machine. This rock shaft is connected by an arm 129 and link 130 with the key lever 131, which has the upper case By depressing this key the forked armi will rock the links 125 IOO and shift lthe platen frame-with the platen and the platen frame being arranged on any incline will drop back tothe lower case printing position by gravity. In order to revcnt shock when the platen drops back an to render the shifting movement of the parts easy,

a contractile spring 132, (Fig.2) is connected at one end to the'platen frame 123 and at its opposite end to the ,carriage frame 117. `Paper feed Tolles-As before stated the paper feed roll 76 (Figs. 1, 2, 5, 11 and 12) is. carried in supporting arms 78. These arms are pivotally supported upon a cross bar 78 carried by the brackets 133 (Fig. 1) forming part of the platen frame and curving about the under side and to the rear of the platen. As has been heretofore pointed stesse out the arms 78 supporta platen scale bar 77 o n which paper guiding fingers 75 that j carry margin feedrollers 75 as shown in Fig. 2. The-,rollsupporti-ng arms 78 are underpressui'ei of leaf springs78 (Fig. 5)/secure'd Lof vthe platen frame.

conform in part to the curvature-of the.

platen are" carried and alongwhich said fingers may be adjusted. Thesev fingers 75 thereto and bearing upon the front bar 123 The lowersetof paper feed rolls 76v are'earried on a shaft 7 6" jourings Ibefore mentioned. The arms 76 arepnderlpressure of leaf lsprings 76 each 'naledin arms 7 6'/ extending from a rod or rock shaft 761. which is journaled inthe beardgatojne end to the pa er shelf 7 6d so lower paper feed rol s willbe forced againstltheplaten In order to Vrelease both setsefrolls and the margin feed rollers from 1 (Figi the-platen simultaneously I provide a lever 134 securedfon the left-hand end of the shaft {erockshaftfwil be turned so rejections 76" an '7 64f` thereon move respectively the supports 78y ofthe up er feed roller and margin feed rollers' andft eshaft 7&6" ofthe lower setof Irollers ftoimove the rollers away from the platen, it" being 'understood by reference to Fig.. 3 th'a'tthefarms or projections' .76f enc- `tendfaeross the front side of the shaft 7 6.

When the fedggfrolls are moved away from the platen the paper canbe readily inserted resting upon the shoulder on thellne space` :frameback of t this lever being'connected"through a link 1 4()y lor withdrawn.ory moved about to get any desued-adjustment orpositioning thereof.l

L'tnespac'e,mechcmism-At the left of the platen there isfa ratchet wheel 135 (Fig. 16a) wlth which engages apawl 136 ivoted at 136.L to a/stud. 13T-which is swive edl n avertically disposed pivot .to one Varm of la bell F crank or angular lever 1-38that ,isivotedto eiplaten, the `other arm of (Figf'') t"anlarI n1-41 .on the rock shaft 50. Thisrock shaft 50 extends fore and aft of the i machine from lthe rear-'to the front .thereof through the hollow shaftqor sleeve 49 herein-j before-referred to, and has an upwardlyeX- 4tend-in 'actuating'arn-jr lever 48adjacent to the eyboard (Figs. 1 and2'). `.By movmg this armthe linespa'ce'pawl will be operated through the 'intermediate connections lto turn the platen step by ste-p forl the line s acing. The arm '48;1s`srnoved toward the right infthis action, andraJ spring 142 (Fig. `1) ,v eoiledfabout the rock shaft returns the line space n'nechanism to normal position.

Avlockmglever 143 (Fig. 16,8L )is pivoted to thev platen frame at 144 andhas ltsnpper end pawl so that as the pawl .is drawn back,- wardly to turn theplaten, thelylower end of the locking lever wi teeth of the ratchet wheel andlock the platen hatjby pressing this finger lever toV ,the same for different extents of line spacing farther away from the teeth. The

'arm 148, throug ltends.' When so engaged the spring 148- eX-.

l be thrown-against thev against movement. 1A detent roller 14B' ie carried by an arm' 146 pivoted at 147 to the platen frame and a contractile spring 148 normally ulls this arm down and .causes the detent ro er to bear upon the teeth of' the ratchet wheel and prevent an accidental displacement thereof. This roller "also serves yin connection with the locking lever 143' to insure the accurate positioning of the platen at each line space movement and there is no liability of the roller riding up on the teeth or an overthrow of the laten as might-be the c ase were the locking ever omitted and the i` roller alone relied upon. This might result in an irregularity in the printed line'7 as the l jarring o the machine might cause the 'platen to turn slightly after the line of printmg had been begun and to continue to turn until the roller res-ted in the lowest position. between. the teeth and this would cause the first part of the line't'o be out of alinement with the last part, which latter part only Inorder I i would be in the correct position. to change the spacing ofthe lines a controlling piece or adjustable device 148 (Fig. 16a) is carriedpivotally by the forward upturned 136 moves in the same plane as the line spac- Yeo and' it is normally vout ofengagement w1t fthe ratchet wheel'andthe platen 4can therefore be turned in either ldirection by turni'n either ofthe finger wheels-at the ends thereo The pawl` 136 rests upon theroller 145 and vwhen the platen is turned the roller is lifted -sli htly by the'teeth so that the awl parta ing 'of this movement 'will be 'fted still. 1 has Iing wheel and the throw thereof is regular or IIO fa' cutout portion with an incline on' am 'edge- 136b which-enables the pawl to maink tain en agement with' and to follow up the' teeth e the line `spacing wheel as aline space ing movement is transmitted vvto thevplaten and to' disengage the pawl from the teeth of the wheel during 'the forward orreturn move-v ment of the pawl.4 In the upper side of the Vpawl 1.36 anotch 149 (Fig' 1) is formed and y lifting the awl this notch is engaged by a cross bar 150 6) of the guide 151 on the which guide the pawl ex- .erting pressurelon the parts, will serve to vhold the pawl, the arm 146 andthe roller 145.; f elevated, so that vthe platen will be perfectly free' and may be adjusted without regard' to the ratchet teeth and roller. anism themaehine is adapted for vuse in fill- By this'meeh- .izo

ing in partly ,printedl blanks in which the spaces between the lines vary.

When it is desired to return the carriage fora new line and at the same time turn the platen, the arms or levers 48 48, are grasped between the' thumb and forefinger and pressed together and both arms are then moved together toward the right or if desired the same result may be accomplished by merely swinging the finger piece or arm 48 from left to right. From'an inspection of Figs. 1 and 2fit, will be se'en that there is a forward extension 48X on the. arm 48 with which the arm 48 is adapted to contact after the line spacing movement has been` effected so that the two arms will move tol gether.

But there is, nevertheless, no n ecessity for moving the two levers to ether to effect the line spacing and return o the carriage because a single movement of the arm 48 would be effective for this purpose. By

f returning the carriage through the arm 48 by the co-operation thereof with the arm 48 the line spacing mechanism is relieved of the strain incidental to returning the carriage `by a pressure exerted through said line spacing mechanism. When it is desired to return the carriage without spacing for the line it is simply necessary to turn the arm 48.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the axis of the pivot 136a ofthe line spacing pawl 136-extends parallel to, or substantially parallel to, the axis of the/platen, whereas, the axis of this vertical pivot which unites the part 137 to angular actuating lever 138 is at right angles to the axis of said first mentioned pivot, so as to form a universal joint between the line spacing pawl and its angular actuating lever. It will also be seen that the rock shaft 50 extends fore and aft of the machine'and that the movement ofthe substantially horizontally disposed line spacing pawl is fore and aft of the machine or in the general direction of the length of said rock shaft and that the lrocking motion of- Isaid shaft transmits a line spacing movement to the pawl through the universal joint. Furthermore, it will be seen that although the line spacing mechanism is carried in part by the shiftable platen frame and in part by the framing of the machine or a part that l Vremains fixed during the case shifting move- \ments'of the platen frame and that although the dierent parts of the line spacing mechanism' are positively connected,theyy do not interfere with the platen shifting movements nor do the shifting movements of the platen frame affect the line spacing mechanism.

I show in Figs. 11 and, 12 amodified arrangement of paper feed roll'and paper fingers in which case .the arms 7 8 are substantially the same as the arms 78 before described, being pivoted to curved brackets 133 of the platen frame. The'ends of these arms 78 carry the paper roller 76, and the said arms have .upward extensions to which the graduated paper scale 77 is attached on the under side. Arms 78',1 are pivoted to the platen frame outside lof the arms 78 and carry at their upper ends a cross rod 7 8b on whichl slides a block, carrying the paper fingers 75 which areprovided with small rollers 75. The arms 78 on the opposite side of the feed roller 76 carry the cross rod 78C and the paper fingers have tail pieces or extensionsv bearing upon this cross rod. Springs a attached to the platen frame bear upon the arms 7 8a, land the paper fingers are made of spring metal and are of such form that when the arms, are pressed by the springs a the fingers will be under spring tension and the roller carried thereby will be held against the platen so that after the paper leaves the feed roll 76 it will beengaged by the paper finger rollers. rThe feed roll 76 and the arms 78 are forced toward the platen by the pressure exerted on the pivoted arms 78a 'and rods 78h, by the springs a. The arms 78X may be operated bythe lever 134 as before described and when so operated the paper fingers and the feed roll 76 will be released from contact with the paper simultaneously. The paper fingers can be moved lor adjusted along the supporting rods longitudinally of the platen to properly position them to co-operate with paper of different widths.

,[will now describe my improved combined carriage release, line lock and marginal stop device. Within the hollow shaft 39 (Fig. 4) is a shaft 151x, to which are respectively attached the forwardly extending lever 15.2' and the rearwardlyextending lever 153 having upon its rear end a forked shaped portion 154 whichengages the shaft 155, (Figs. 1, 3u and 4). A line lock lever156 having an elongated eye 157 (Fig. 4), through it at its rearward end is located directly over a hole 158-cut in the base plate, and over the forked arm 154. The shaft 155 operates within thel eye 157 and turns, through an eccentric portion thereof, the lever 156 upon its fulcrum 159, and throws the forward end of said lever under the arm 9, thus locking it against movement, and preventing the types from striking the paper upon the platen. The manner inv which this shaft 155 is turned will bc hereinafter more fully explained. As before described when it is desired to release the carriage, so thatit may be moved in either direction, the lever 40 is pushed downward by depressing the key 41 upon its forward end, marked Carriage release, which raises the lever 38 and the release bar 34', thus lifting the feed dog from the rack. From an'inspection of Fig. 3a it will 'be observed that a bell 160 is attached to the bracket 161 and that the lever 162 carries a hammer at one end and a bell trip 163 at its Ich yIO

other end, to engage with the pin 164 on. a

bring the pin 164 lin such position that the bell Will be sounded several letter spaces .be-

fore the end of the line is reached or before the pin 164 engages with the stop 166, and

andthe carriage against further movement.

vWhen the pin 164 strikes the belltrip 163, it

carries the upper end ofthe lever 162 with it until the .p in moves-out of Acontact with the trip and the bell hammer drops by gravity upon the bell and sounds the-alarm. A stop' pin 167 pro `ects fromthe 4bracket at a point Where it wil arrest and normally maintain the bell lever out of contact with the bell. The portlon ofthe lever-162 which carries the hammer may`be made resilient, to permit the ybell hammer to spring down When ythe lever strikes the pin 1.67 and thus' strikev the bell and then rebound and remain at a short distance from it. The trip 163 is pivoted upon the upper end piece 168 (Fig. 3b) that normally rests against the lever and is heldin thislposition by gravity. The relation of the parts is such that when thecarriage vis moved from right rto left, the pin 164 will contact with the trip and cause the lever 162 to move with, it to sound vthe alarm. When, however, the pin 1.64 contacts With the trip 163 in the return movement of the carriage toward the right,

thetrip will merelybe turned on 'its pivot without moving the lever 162 andwithout sounding the alarm.

The vertically disposed shaft 155 hasits bearings in the projecting portions of the. bracket 161 and on its upper end is secured' the stop .or-dog. carrying block 1 69 which is shown in detail in Fig. 3e and Ito which are l pivoted the stops or dogs 166i, and 166 as tcarrlage like pie.ce r strip of metal 17 5, Figs. 1 and.` 3, forming abed for the sliding rods 165 and shown which are at diiferent heights (see Fig. 1). .To hold these stops in theirproper'and normal position the springs 170 (Fig. 3e)

' which are each secured at one end to the carrier, are made to vbear against the rear ends of saidstops 166 and' l166'#I` At the lower end of the shaft 155 a groove is cut to-receive the forked end154 of the lever 153, (see Fig. 1), and around the shaft 155 -is a coiled expansion spring 171 theA upper end ofwhich is connected to thev bearing'17 2 for the shaft, the

lower' end `belng'secued to a collar 173ad-v justably 'secured to the shaft 155.

'- Attached 4tothe lugs 174,A carrying the carriage rolls, and extending from one end of the frame to the other is a thin plate-` .165x carrying the pins 164 and 164 respectivelyW'hlch are 'atdifferentheights and are adapted tol engage lthe stopsf166 .and 166 respectively. Attached to this thin strip of metal .-175 are' gro'ovedl strips which with the .margin on the paper,l

of the lever 162 and has a tailpiece 1-75 form dove-tail Vgrooves or slide- Ways for-the graduated bars 165and 1655. The upper bar 165 regulates the right hand establishes the point of locking the machine,

sounds the alarm and whereas the lower bar 165 simply regulates the left hand margin onthe paper. locks the machine against `further printing Pivoted latches 176 on theends ofthe carriage drop by. their own yWeight notches on thebars 165' and 165 and hold them against endWise movement with relation to the carriage. provided with graduations on the sides f aclng the operator and have on their lends suitable n'ger' pleces by means of which the bars may into the These sliding bars'are.

be moved longitudinally on the carriage, en-

abling the operator to readilyv adjust the bars and thus regulate the margin, and the lineA lock mechanisms so 'that mai-y be set to operate at any desired-point.

n the bracket 161 is apin 177 (Figs. 3&3o

3d) which extends into a recess in the-circular base 178 of the stopblock 169 so as to limit the turning movement ofthe shaft 155 and l the block 169 carried thereby.

The operation of this margin regulator and line lock is as followsz-Suppose 1t 1s deslred` to lock the machine at the polnt on the' the alarmv they scale, thus leaving say a margm of five letter' hand edge of a sheet of spaces on the'right the operator ralses the aper.-' `To do this atch 17 6 on left hand end of carriage, draws` i out the sliding bar until the' proper nu# meral in the graduations on the bar comes "under the latch, then the latch is' dropped into a notch at that oint and thel operator proceeds to write. preaches the end of the line the pin`164 will first vibrate the bell trip and hammer and the alarm will be sounded. Then the carriage Ico en the carriage ap-l' arrives within iive spaces of its stopplng point at the extreme end of the line, the pm 164in thev barl165 comes in contact with the l stop 166' :and the shaft 155 is turned as far as the pin 177 and block 169 will permit.

movement is communicated to the lever 156 andthe forward end of said lever is thrust un-' der lthe arm 9, Fig. 4, and thernachine is locked. l Should the operator desire tov unlock the line lock mechanism to insert addiv.

This i tional letters, or characters to bomplete a' word, or addl a hyphen, it is merelynecessary to depressthe key marked Line lock on the j 'forward end of .lever 152,

v(l*`ig.f4.)',' which turns the shaft-151 and elevatesi 'the real end of the lever 153 thereby raising the shaft '155 to a oint Where both .the stops 166 andy.; v

166 .are t 'rown up out of the path ofthe pinslock key, and turns the shaftback to' its knoron the sliding bars 165 and 165x', thus disen- `gaging the dog 166 from ed spring 171' serves a double urpose, 1n

155 is turned back to the normal position it' carries the forward end of the lever 156 from under the arm 9 and thus unlocks the machine. If the operator desires to regulate the left hand margin on the paper so that the printing will. begin at say ten letter spaces from the side, he simply raises the latch 176 on the-right hand side of the carriage, draws out the bar 165 until ten letter spaces are indicated by the graduations on the bar, drops the latch Y into the 'notch which has been brought beneath the latch and proceedsto write. This adjustment of the bar draws the pin 164 ten letter spaces toward the right 'and itcomes in contact with its stop 166 ten lspaces earlier than when in position to permit a full travel of kthe carriage to the right yand makes the margin uniformly tenspaces from the 4beginning ofthe line. Should the operator desire to write notes within the margin, it is simply necessary to depress the line lock key; which raises the shaft 155 and the stop 166 is raised out of the path of the pin 164 when the carriage can bey moved to the eXtreme right. i

It will be observed that the stops 166 and 166 are placed on opposite sides ofthe block or carrier 169 and are free to move around their pivots independently of the carrier in opposite directions, so that when the carrier is raised to enable the operator toeither write within the margin or to add one or more characters at the end of the line the reverse movement of the carriage past the stop will cause the pins to move their respective stops around the pivots thereof without turning the shaft 155 and without interfering with the free movement of the carriage.

From the foregoing description of the line lock and margin stop mechanism it will be seen that the linelock stop 166- is carried by the frame of the machine and has three motions, one a swinging motion with the bar or rock shaft 155 at the end of a line to effect a line locking operation; another motion upwardly with the shaft 155 to take said stop out of the path of the co-operating stop on the carriage, and a third motion an independent pivotal movement on the'block 169 without moving the rock shaft, to enable the co* operating stops to passone another freely in the return movement of the carriage.

Certain of the features herein shown and described are not claimed herein, but will constitute the subject-matter of separate divisional applications.

What .I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. 1n a typewriting machine, the combination of a universal frame, yan escapement mechanism, a link extending from the frame to the said mechanism, and a connection between the link and the said frame, said connection comprising a lug and collar, one having a concave and the other a convex bearing justable clutch memberl on the rock shaft to engage a clutch member on the loose arm, and key mechanism for operating the rock shaft, substantially as described.

4. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a feed rack, a pivoted holding dog with means for moving the same, a sliding detent, or feeding dog having a pin, a narrow projection or cam on the holding dog and which is adapted to engage the said. pin and allow the pin to immediately fall therefrom, with means for sliding the detent, whereby as soon as the detent is released by the pawl it will slide forwardly into engagement with the next tooth of the rack irrespoc tive of the return of the holding dog to normal position, substantially as described.

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a feed rack therefor, a dog which co-operates with said rack, a bar eonnected to said dog, a second fixed bar, and a spring connected to said bars and adjustable along them.-

6. In combination, the carriage, the double rack bar, a pivoted pawl engaging one set of teeth, a sliding detent for engaging the other set of teeth, means whereby thedetcnt is operated by the movement of the pawl,

,and a carriage release bar for operating the detentrindependently of the pawl with means for operating the release bar from the key board, the said pawl being normally out of engagement with the rack bar, substantially as describedt 7. In combination, the carriage having a double rack bar, they pawl normally out ofengagement therewith with means for operating the same, the sliding detent with the pin 30 and projection 31 for operating the same, a pin 36 on the'detent, a carriage release rod 34 having a bent upper end extending under the pin 36 and means for operating the release bar, substantially as described 8. In combination in a typewriter, the platen, the paper scale, the type bar guides adjacent tothe printing point, and line gages consisting of projections extending'from said IOC ITO

type bar guides to the line of printing, said 1 gages being independent of the scale, substantially as described.

9. In combination in a typewriter, the platen, the pa er scale, projections extending to the line o printing on each side of the printing point and constituting line gages, said projections being independent of the paper scale, substantially as described.

10. In combination with the platen, the paper scale, the line gages arranged on each side of theprinting point and extending to the printing line and independent of the paper scale, and the gages near the ends of the platen in line with the printing line, substantially as described.l Y

11. In combination with the laten, the line gages arranged on each side o the printing point and extending-to the printing line, the scale and the paper finger thereon and having marks in line with the printing point,

substantially as described.

12. In combination, the type barv'guides, the line gages extending therefrom on each side of the printing point, the bar extending longitudinally of the laten, the aper lingers adjustable on said ar and having marks in line with the printing line, substantially as described.

13, In combination, the carriage, the platen, the line space mechanism, a pair of levers at the key board, rock shafts extending from the levers rearwardly, and connections between' the said rock shafts and the carriage and line .space mechanism respectively, whereby the carriage can be returned with or without turning the platen, substantially as described.

14. In combination, the carriage, the platen, the line space mechanism, a pair of levers at the key board, the rock shaftsextending therefrom one within the other, the levers at the rear of said rock shafts and the connections between the said last mentioned levers andthe line space mechanism and the care riage respectively, substantially as described.

15. In combination, the platen, the aper feed rollers 76 at the front, the pivote supports therefor, the feed rollers 76 at the rear, the pivoted supports therefor, the springs in connection with said supports, the rock shaft journaled in the laten frameand the pro- Ijections thereon or operating the supports to adjust the position of the rollers, sub-I stantially as described. f

16. In combination with the platen, the line space pawl and a pivotal locking lever having one end arranged in the'path of the said pawl, said locking lever having its other end arranged to engage the teeth of the ratchet after the line space pawl lhas made a certain 1novementsubstantially as described.

17. Incomhination, the platen, the ratchet,

inner air or the line space pawl, the locking lever to engage the ratchet, said locking lever being 1n the path ofthe pawl to -be operated thereby, the pivotalarm 146 under spring pressure and the roller carried by said arm and engaging the teeth of the ratchet, said lockinglever being pivoted intermediate of its length and independentof the line space pawl, substantially as described.

18. In combination, the paper roll with its ratchet, a pawl for operating the same, and a locking lever for engaging the ratchet, both the' operating pawl and lockinglever being normally out o and said locking lever bein moved into engagement with the ratchet y the o eration of and contact with said awl an by the same movement of the paw which turns the ratchet, substantially as described.

19. In combination, the pawl, the line space ratchet, the spring pressed roller bearing on the ratchet teeth and the two armed locking lever to engage the ratchet teeth and engagement with the ratchet arranged with one armin the path of the,

pawl to be operated by the same, substantially as described.

20. In combination, the platen,'the ratchet, the line space awl, the spring pressed pivoted arm 146 raving a vguide for the pawl saidpawl having a notch adapted to engage the guide when ifted whereby the said pawl to ether with the arm 146 and its roller 145 will be held elevated from thev ratchet, substantially as described.

21. In combination, the ratchet, the line space pawl, and a controlling piece consisting of a rock shaft having a bent end adapted to engage the lower edge of the pawl and a finger button whereby the controlling piece may be turned. to co-operate with the lpawl and the line space varied, substantialy as described.

22. In combination, theplaten, the pivoted arms carrying the paper feed roller, the second pair of arms arranged outside of the first pair and carrying the cross. rod with slidin blocks and paper fingers, the rollers in sai paper fingers, the springs a for applying tension to the louter pair of arms carrying the paper fingers, means for operatmg the arms, said inner pair being arrange to lift` the paper fingers from the laten simultaneously with the release of the feed roll by the movement of the second pair of arms, substantially as described.

23.` In a' typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a feed rack therefor, a holding dog and a feed or stepping dog normall in engagement with t e rack and whie is diseng'a ed therefrom by the holding dog and whic re-engages the rack independently of the movement of the holding dog.

24. In a typewriting machine, the combi- IOG nation of a carriage, a feed rack therefor, a

holding dog, which moves independently of t e holding and a feed or ste ping dog dog in two directions and which is released "from the rack by a movement of the holding dog and which re-'engages the rack by a movement independent of the holding dog.

25. In a typewriting machine, the comblnation of a carriage, a feed rack therefor, a holding dogA which is normally out of engagement With the rack, a feed or steppin dog which is normally in engagement with the rack and Withwhich the holding dog contacts during the movement of the latter into engagement with the rack, and means which permit the stepping dog to free itself from contact With the holding dog and to -re-engage the rack before the return movement of said holding dog.

26. In a typtewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a feed rack therefor, a holding dog whichis normally out of engagement with the rack, a cam on said holding dog, a feed or stepping dog which is normally in engagement with the rack and with which the cam on the holding dog contacts during the movement of the latter into en# gagement with the rack, and means which permit the stepping dog to ride on said cam and to re-engage the rack before the return movement of said holding dog.

27. In a typewriting machine, Athe combination of a carriage, a feed rack therefor, a holding dog which is adapted to move at right angles to the -rack and which is normally out of engagement therewith, a projecf tion on said holding dog and a feed or ste ping dog which is adapted to move at rig t angles to the rack and in the direction of thetravcl thereof and which is providedwith a pin that is adaplted to be engaged by the projcction on the olding dog during the` movement of the latter into engagement with the rack and to clear itself of said` projection dur ing the movement of the stepping dog in the direction of the travel of the rack, whereb said ste ping dog may re-engage the rac lcfore t e return lmovement of the holding r og.

28. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a line lock stop, and a margin stop carried by said carriage, avertically disposed longitudinally movable rock shaft, line lock mechanism controlled by said shaft, a line lock stop and'a margin stop call'- ried by the shaft and with which the line lock and margin stops on the carriage co-opcrate to lock the`machine out of actlon when the carriage reaches the end of a line or to arrest the carriage in its movement to the right, and key acutated means for moving said shaft longitudinally to release the line lock mechanism or to permit the margin stop on the carriage to move to the right of the margin stop on the shaft.

29. In a typewritin machine, the-combination of a carriage, a' justable line lock and margin stops carried thereby at different heights, a vertically dis osed longitudinally movable rock shaft, line liock mechanism controlled by said shaft, a pivoted line lock stop and a pivoted margin stop carried by the shaft at different heights and with which the adjustable line lock and margin stops on the carriage co-operate to lock the machine out ofy action when the carriage reaches the end of a line or to arrest the carriage in its movement to the right, and key actuated means for moving said shaft longitudinally to release the line lock mechanism or to permit the margin stop on the carriage to move to the right of the margin stop on the shaft.

30. In a typewriting machine, thecombination of a carriage, a margin stop carried4 thereby, a vertically dis oscd longitudinally movable rock shaft, line ock mechanism controlled by said shaft, a margin stop carried by the shaft and with which the margin stopon the carriage cooperates to arrest the carriage in its movement to the right, and key actuated means for moving said shaft lon itudinally to permit thel'margin stop on tie carriage -to move to-the right of the margin stop on the shaft.

31. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, escapement mechanism therefor, margin and line lock stops carried by said carriage, a verticall dis osed longitudinally movable rock4 sha t a hne lock and a margin stop carried by said rock shaft and with `which the associated stops on the carriage are adapted to co-operate, a line locking arm controlled by said rock shaft and adapted to be interposed in the path of a moving part of said escapement mechanism, and key actuated means' for moving said shaft in a longitudinal direction to carry the stops thereon out of the path of the stops on the carriage and thus release the line lock or permit writing within the left hand margin on the aper.

'32. n a typewriting machine, the combi nation. of a platen, independently movable spring-pressed pivoted carriers, parallel feed,

rollers carried by said carriers, whereby ressure may be applied to maintain one rol er or set of rollers in contact with the platen or theA paper thereon Without affecting the pressure applied to the other parallel roller or set of rollers, and hand actuated means for simultaneousl moving said carriers and feed rollers away om the platen. A y 33. In a tvpewriting machine, the combination of a platen, .parallel feed rollers, a plurality of independent spring pressed pivoted carriers, which carry said feed rollers and are independently movable to force the feed rollers into contact with the platen or the paper thereon, and hand actuated means for simultaneously moving the pivoted carriers on their pivots to simultaneously move the parallel feed rollers out of contact with the platen or the paper thereon.

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A34. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, parallel feed rollers, a plurality of independentl spring pressed carriers for and which are pivoted intermediate of the parallel feed lrollers and are independnation of .a platen, a plurality of parallel feedrollers, a plurality of independently movable pivoted carriers for said parallel feed rollers,

'said carriers being -pivoted intermediate of the feed rollers, a rod that extends longitudinally ofthe platen, hand actuated means forl moving said rod,'and means asso lated with said rod and operative to simu taneously -move 'the parallel feed rollers away from the platen. y

36. In a typewriting machine, 'the combination of a platen, a plurality of parallel feed rollers, a pl alit of independently movable pivoted carriers or said parallel feed rollers, a rock shaft with operative connections to said. carriers, and'hand actuated .means for turning said rock shaft.

v37. In atypewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a plurality of parallel feed hand actuated means for moving rollers, a plurality of independently movable pivoted carriers for saidparallel feed rollers, said carriers being pivoted intermediate of the parallel feedrollers, a rock shaft wth operative connectionsto said carriers, and hand actuated means for turning said rock shaft to effect a movement of the parallel feed rollers away from the platen.

'38. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a plurality of parallel feed rollers, a plurality of independently movable pivoted independentl spring pressed carriers for said parallel eedfrollers, a rod with operative connections to said carriers, and said rod to effect a movement of the paralle away from the platen.

39A In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a plurality of parallel feedrollers, independent 4pivoted independently spring pressed .carriers for said arallel feed rollers, a rock shaft, means for a Ording a simultaneous movement of the ydifferentlcarriers away from the platen when `'said rock shaft is turned, and hand actuated means for turning said rock shaft.

40. lIn a typewriting machine, the combination of parallel feed rollers, independent carriers for said feed rollers, said carriers being pivoted intermediate of the feed rollers, means for affording independent pressure on the different parallel feedrollers, a rock shaft located intermediate the parallel feed rollers,

feed rollers l nation of 4a operative connections from the rock shaft to the feed rollers for simultaneously moving all of said feed rollers away from the platen when said rock shaft is turned, and a finger piece for turning said rock shaft.

41. In a typewritingmachine, the combination of parallel feed rollers, at least one of Isaid parallel feed'rollersbeing divided to provide a series of independently rotatable rollers on the same shaft, independent carriers for said parallel feed rollers, said carriers being pivoted intermediate of the feed rollers, means for affording independent pressure on the different parallel feed rollers, and hand .actuated 4means for simultaneously moving the feed rollers away from the platen:

42. In a typewriting machine, the combination of parallel feed rollers, at least one of said parallel feed rollers being divided to provide a series of independently rotatable rollers on4 the same shaft, independent carriers for. said parallel feed rollers, said carriers being pivoted intermediate of the feed rollers,

means for aording independent pressure on the different parallel feed rollers, a rock shaft located intermediate 'the parallel-feed rollers, operative connections from the rock shaft to the feed rollers-for simultaneously moving all of said feed rollers away from the platen when said rock shaft is turned, and a finger' piece for turning said rock shaft.

- 43. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination of main feed rollers at the rear of the platenpwhere the paper is introduced, margin feed rollers at the front of the platen near eachend-thereof, and hand actuated means for simultaneously movingsaid main and margin feed rollers out of contact with the platen. v

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ktuated means that cooperatev with said carriers to simultaneously move the rollers away from the platen.

45. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a aten, ivoted spring-pressed carriers, ara lel feed) rollers that co-operate with sai platen and which. are carried by said carriers, hand operated means formoving said rollers away from the platen, and paper guiding fingers that are also simultaneously moved away from the platen. 'Y

46. Ina ty ewriting machine, the combiaten, ivoted spring-pressed carriers,A ara lel fee( rollers that co-operate with sai platen and which are carrled by said carriers, hand operated means for moving said carriers, paper guiding fingers that are moved away fromy the platen by said carriers, and margin feed rollers carried by said guide fingers.

nation of a platen, parallel spring-pressed main paper'feed rollers, independent springpressed margin feed. rollers, and vmeans for simultaneously moving the parallel main paper feed rollers and margin feed rollers away from the platen. l

49. :In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a aten, pivoted spring-pressed carriers, para lel feed rollers that are carried by said carriers, spring paper guide fingers,

margin feed rollers carried by said guide fingers, andhand 'o erated means for simultaneously moving a of said feed rollers away from the platen.

, 50. In a ty pewriting machine, the combination of a platen, paper feed rollers, a rock shaft en which said feed rollers are supported, paper 'uide fingers that extend trans versely of t e platen and that conform to the curvature thereof, crank arms that extend With the forward site of said from the rock shaft and which are adapted to4 lthrow the guide fingers out of contact with the platen, and a finger piece connected to said rock shaft and by which 1t may be .rocked to simultaneously move vthe feed rollers and paper guide fingers away from the platen.- s

51.i In a t ewriting machine, the combination of a p aten, pa er fingers. co`operating laten, feed rollers co-operating with sa` d. p aten, and a hand operated rock shaft am connections for simultaneously moving saidfeedlrollers and,

said pa er lingers away from said laten.

52. n a typewlitmgmachine, te combil nationy of la platen, paper fin ers that are curved to conform substantial y to the curvature of the platen, main feed rollers co-op- A, erating with said platen, and a single hand operated device for simultaneously moving said paper fingers land said feed rollers away from the platen. l

53. In a ty ewriting machine, theV co-mbination of a p aten, paperfeed rollers, ,independent paper guide fingers that are curved to conform substantially to the curvature of 5 5-v platen independently of said feed rollers :and

theplatenand that are pivoted beneaththe extend up in front thereof transversely of thc .platenjand hand operated means for simultaneously moving said guide vfingers and feed rollers-away from the platen. y 54.. In atypewriting machine, the combi- I' nation of a platen pa er feed rollers engagingthe rear side o` sai platen, aper fingers extending transversely of said p aten and engaging the forward sldeof the same, levers direction.

pivoted beneath the platen and o erablc to move said paper fingers away .rom said platen, and a hand o erated rock shaft, and connections for simu tancously moving said feed rollers away from said platen and oper- `ating said levers to move said-paper 'lingers from the platen.

56. In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage sto of a second stop mounted on the frame o the machineand adapted yto have three motions, one caused by the carria e at the endy of a line, another motion out o the path of the carriage stop, and a third motion to permit said' carriage stop o passsaid second stop freely in one 57. In a typewriting machine, the combination of two co-operating stops, one of said stops being mounted on the carriage and the otheron the frame of the machine, and one of said stops being adapted to have three motions, one motion caused by the other stop at one end of a line, another motion out of the path of said otherl stop, and a third motion to permit said stops to pass oneanother freely m one direction.

. 58. In a typewriting machine. the combination of two col-.operating carriage stops, one of which is mounted on a movable bar, said stop being adapted to move said bar when the two stops come into engagement at one end of a line by the movement o1" the carria ein one direction, and to yield freely witliout moving said bar when said stops come into engagement by the movement of the carriage in the opposite direction.

59. In a typewriter, the combination with a platen provided with a line-spacing ratchet w; eel of a reciprocatin do to engage therewith and having an inc ine face, and an adjustable device that is ada ted to be maintained in a relatively fixe position in the pa'th of said inclined face on the dog and adapted to be turned to one position to lift the dog for single line spacing or to be turned to another positionto allow it to engage with another tooth' of the -ratchet for double lin spacing.

60. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a line spacing ratchet wheel connected thereto, line spacing meollanism co-operatin with said ratchet wheel, a bearing roller W/:ch normally bears upon movingl 'said rear and front paper feeddevices away IOO nected therewith.awline spacing pawl that the teeth of said lratchet Wheel, means for moving said roller away from the teeth bya movement of apart of the line spacing mechanism, a locking awl Which is normally out of engagement 4ut co-operates with said ratchet wheel, and means controlled by the movement of the line spacing mechanism for forcing the locking pawlby a positive ressure intoA engagement with the ratchet w ieel.

61.' In a typewriting machine, the combination with a carriage of an independently movable platen frame, and line spacing mechanis1n,said-line spacing mechanism co'mprising a rock shaft, a finger piece for operatmg said rock shaft, an actuating arm connected to ythe shaft, an actuating-lever carried bythe platen frame, and a line feed dog operated bysaid actuating lever, whereby a single movement of the linger piece will actuate the line spacing mechanlsmand will restore the carriage to the right-hand side of the machine to begin 'a line of writing.

`62. Ina typewriting machine, the combinati-onA with a carriage and a platen carried-f thereby, of a ratchet wheel for said laten; a dog for 'operating'said ratchet Whee means situated behind said ratchet wheel for operating said dog; and a rocl shaft extending Jfore and aft of the machine for operating said dog operating means. 1 A l 63. In a ty ewriting machine, the combination of a aten, a carriage, van independentlyl shifta lle platen frame, a line spacing ratc et wheel connected-with the platen, a.

line spacing pawl, an angularlever for actuating said pawl, and a rock shaft that extends fore and aft ofthe machine and is operatively connected to said angular lever to vibalfse the 'leverjthro'ugh a turning of the rock Sat.` I 5,5 64. ;In a ty ewritingfmachind'the combination-,of a p aten, a carriage, an independently shiftable platen frame, aline spacing ratchet wheel connected with the platen, a line spacing pawl which moves in .substantiall the same plane as the line spacing ratc et wheel, an angular lever for actuating said pawl, and ay rock shaft that extends fore and aftlof the machine and is mounted in bearings on a fixed portion of the machine, said rock shaft beingl operatively connected to said angular lever to vibrate the lever througha turning of the rock shaft, and a iinger piece connected lwith said rock-shaft.

65. Ina typewriting machine, the combinatiorrof a'platen, laline spacing wheel connectedatherewith, 'a line spacing pawl that moves 'nthesame-f lane as the'line spacing wheel,`,an angular'.- ever connected to said pawl', anda 'rock shaft that extends fore and lever.y

faft of 'themaehi'neandactuates said angular p 66. In a machine, the combinatlon of a platen?, ajlinesp'acing wheel Iconmoves fore and ai' t of the machine in the same plane asthe line spacing wheel, an angular 67. In a typewriting machine, the combi-` nation of a carriage, a platen, a line spacing wheel connected therewith, a line-spacing pawl that moves fore and aft of the machine ,in the same plane. as the line spacing wheel, .an angular lever pivoted to the carriage and to which said pawl is pivoted, a rock shaft that extends fore and aft of the machine,`

connections from said rock shaft to said angular lever, and a finger iece on the rock shaft and which effects a line spacing movement of the pawl by a swinging movement of the finger piece'from left to-right, whereby a" single movement of the finger piece will effect a line spacing of the laten and a movement of the carnage to t e right to begin a. new lineof Writing.

68. I n a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a line spacing Wheel connected therewith, a line spacing pawl that moves'in the Isame plane as the line spacing wheel, an angular lever 'connected to said pawl, a rock shaft that extends fore and aft. i

of the machine and actuates said an ulailever, and an `adjustable device Aon w ich the pawl bears for determining the extent of line s acing movement to be transmitted to the 69. In a typewriting machine, the combi- I nation of' a platen, a line spacing wheel c onvnected therewith, a line spacing pawl thatk moves lfore and aft of the machine in the same plane as the line spacing Wheel, an angular leverl to whichsaid pawl 1s pivoted,4 a rock shaft thatextends fore and aft of the machine l. and actuates said angular lever, and an adjustable device on which the pawl be'arsfor IOO determining the extent of. line spacing movement to be transmitted to the platen.

70. vIn a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen, a linespacing wheel connected therewith, a 'line spacing7 pawl that moves fore and aft of the machine in the'same plane a's lthe line spacing wheel, .l

an angular lever pivoted to the carriage and to which said 'awl 1s pivcted, a rock shaft that extends iore and aft of the machine,"

connections from said rock shaft tosaid angular lever, a inger piece on the rock shaft and which eiiects a line spacing movement ofthe pawl by a swinging'movement of the iinger piece from left to right, whereby a single movement of the finger piece will effect aline L spacing of theplaten and a movement of the carriage to the right to begin aneW line of Writing, and an adjustable device on which` the pawl bears for determining the extent of line s ac ing movement to be transmitted to the aten. i

71.. n a typewriting machine, the combi-re nation of a carriage, a platen, a line spacin wheel connected therewith, a level' plvote to the carriage, a pawl )ivoted to said lever,

the pivot of the pawl eing parallel'to the axis of the platenan adjustable piece that supports the pawl and determines at ywhat part of the movement of the pawl it may endisposed pawl .gage the line spacing wheel, so as to regulate rthe extent of line s acing movement to be given the platen, an a rock shaft that transmits movement to said lever.

72. In a typewriting machine, the combinationof a carriage, a platen, a line spacing wheel connected therewith, a lever pivoted spacin movement to be given the laten, a, rock s Vaft lthat extends fore and a t of the' machine and transmits movement to said lever, anda finger piece on sald rock shaft, a singleA swinging movement of said finger piece from left to right transmitting a-hne spacing movement to the pawl and a return the carriage to the right tobegin a new line of writing. 73. In a typewriting machine, the combi- "nation of a platen, a line spacing ratchet wheel connected therewith, a line spacing pawl that moves in the'same plane as the wheel and co-operates therewith, a rock v shaft that'extends fore and aft of the machine, an angular extension on said shaft that constitutes `a finger piece for turning the shaft, and intermediate mechanism between Said pawl and shaft lfor causing the turning movement of the shaft to effect the movement of the 1pawl in the general direction of the arms o said shaft, said intermediate mechanism including a universal joint between the parts.

In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, 'a line spacing ratchet wheel connected therewith, a line spacing vpawl that-co-operates with said ratchet nected. with the wheel, a rock shaft, a nger piece for actuating said rock shaft, and an intermediate universal joint between the rock shaft and awl for transmitting a rotary movement o the shaft to the awl to effect a vibratory movement thereol).

A 75. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a line spacing wheel con nected therewith, a line spacing pawl, a rock shaft that extends fore and aft ofthe machine, a finger piece for turninV said shaft, an angular lever that is actuatec by said shaft and moves the pawl, and a universal joint between said angular lever an'd pawl.

76. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, a line spacing wheel connected therewith, a line spacing pawl co-operating with said line s acingwheel, and hand actuated means 'lier actuating said pawl, said hand actuated means comprising a universal joint.

77. In a typewriting machine, the combi-` nation of a carria e, a platen that shifts independently thereo a line s acing wheel conco-operating wit said wheel, a han actuated, rock shaft, and intermediate connections between the rock shaft and line spacing pawl, said connections comprisin r means for affording a shifting movement ofi" the platen without vaecting the linespacing mechan- 1sm.

78. In a'typewriting machine, the combi nation of a carria e, a platen that shifts independently thereo aline s aeing.wheel'con-v 1platen, 'a ine spacin pawl 

